Lake Tana Tour - itinerari Etiopia

ETIOPIA SETTENTRIONALE & LA ROTTA STORICA

L’Etiopia del Nord è una delle zone più interessanti del Paese specialmente dal punto di vista storico ed artistico. Le principali città, Axum, Lalibela, Bahir Dar e Gondar furono teatro di antiche e potenti civiltà e ancora oggi se ne conserva testimonianza attraverso inestimabili e straordinari monumenti.
Axum, capitale dell’antico regno Axumita con i suoi obelischi istoriati ci offre testimonianza di un altissimo livello di civilizzazione, i tesori custoditi nella chiesa di Santa Maria di Zion sono ancor oggi utilizzati durante le più importanti cerimonie della chiesa Copta e in una delle sue cappelle, secondo la tradizione, si trova l’Arca dell’Alleanza, portata in Etiopia da Gerusalemme dalla regina di Saba.

Il sorprendente scenario offerto dalle montagne del Simien, paradiso dei trekkers, la cultura religiosa della chiesa Copta, la misteriosa atmosfera degli antichi monasteri porterà il turista a vivere una straordinaria esperienza.

DA VEDERE:

AXUM: i palazzi, gli obelischi, i templi, le fortezze che ricordano il potente impero Axumita
LALIBELA: undici chiese monolitiche scavate nella roccia più di 800 anni fa, la loro bellezza e la loro importanza architettonica ed artistica ne fanno “l’ottava meraviglia del mondo”
BAHIR DAR: le imponenti cascate del Nilo Azzurro, il lago Tana con le sue 37 isole ospitanti antichi monasteri Copti ricchissimi di splendidi affreschi
GONDAR: castelli che sembrano usciti da un libro di favole, memorie di un’era imperiale, chiese con magnifici dipinti
MEKELE: per secoli, sosta delle carovane di cammelli provenienti dalla Dancalia per il trasporto del sale, chiese scavate nelle montagne con soffitti e pareti magistralmente dipinti e scolpiti, che ancora oggi ospitano tesori della chiesa (croci, corone, tessuti preziosi, tamburi, manoscritti meravigliosamente miniati…)
MONTAGNE DEL SIMIEN E DEL TIGRAY: valli e cime di incredibile bellezza, splendidi panorami dell’altopiano etiopico, chiese antichissime scavate nella roccia con meravigliosi affreschi alle pareti

ITINERARI:

BY AIR

Code LTT 101 HISTORIC ROUTE (2DAYS) Bahir Dar & either Gondar or Lalibela or Axum
Code LTT 102 HISTORIC ROUTE (3DAYS) A more extended tour of Bahir Dar and either Gondar or Lalibela or Axum
Code LTT 103 HISTORIC ROUTE (4DAYS) An extensive tour of any possible combination of three cities choosing from Bahir Dar, Gondar, Lalibela, Axum
Code LTT 104 HISTORIC ROUTE (5DAYS) A tour of all four cities including Bahir Dar, Gondar, Lalibela, Axum

BY AIR

Code LTT 105 HISTORIC ROUTE (9DAYS)

Day01 Arrival in Addis Ababa,city,tour,overnight Ghion Hotel
Day02 Fly to Bahir Dar, Blue Nile falls, city tour, overnight Tana Hotel
Day03 Full day in Bahir Dar, boat trip on lake Tana visit the monasteries, overnight Tana Hotel.
Day04 Fly to Gondar, city tour, overnight Goha Hotel.
Day05 Fly to Lalibela, visit the first group of churches, overnight Roha Hotel.
Day06 Full day in Lalibela visit Asheten Mariam church with mule trekking, visit the second group of churches, overnight Roha Hotel.
Day07 Fly to Axum, city tour, overnight Yeha Hotel.
Day08 Fly back to Addis Ababa, visit the open-air market, overnight Ghion Hotel.
Day09 Departure.

BY AIR AND CAR

Code LTT 106 HISTORIC ROUTE (12 DAYS)

Day01 Arrival in Addis Ababa,city tour, overnight Ghion hotel
Day02 Drive to Dejen along the way visit Debre Libanos monastery, the Portuguese bridge and the Blue Nile River, overnight Alem hotel.
Day03 Drive to Bahir Dar,city tour, overnight Tana hotel.
Day04 Bahir Dar, excursion on Lake Tana visiting the monasteries and the Blue Nile Falls, overnight Tana hotel.
Day05 Drive to Gondar, city tour, overnight Goha hotel.
Day06 Drive to Axum, overnight Yeha hotel.
Day07 Full day visit Axum, overnight Yeha hotel.
Day08 Drive to Mekele, on the way visit some churches in the Wukro cluster, overnight Hilltop hotel.
Day09 Drive to Lalibela, on the way visit some other rock-hewn churches, overnight Roha hotel.
Day10 Full day visit Lalibela, the 11 monolithic churches, overnight Roha hotel.
Day11 Flight Lalibela-Addis Ababa, overnight Ghion hotel.
Day12 Departure.

BY AIR AND CAR

Code LTT 107 HISTORIC ROUTE AND HARAR AND DIRE DAWA (13 DAYS)

Day01 Arrival in Addis Ababa, city tour, overnight Ghion Hotel
Day02 Fly to Bahir Dar, visit Blue Nile falls, city tour, overnight Tana Hotel.
Day03 Full day in Bahir Dar, boat trip on lake Tana, visit the monasteries, overnight Tana Hotel.
Day04 Fly to Gondar, city tour, overnight Goha Hotel.
Day05 Fly to Lalibela, visit the first group of churches, overnight Roha Hotel.
Day06 Full day in Lalibela visit Asheten Mariam church with mule trekking, visit the second group of churches, overnight Roha Hotel.
Day07 Fly to Axum,city tour, overnight Yeha Hotel.
Day08 Fly back to Addis Ababa, drive to Nazreth, overnight hotel.
Day09 Drive to Awash Park visit Awash River falls and Afar village, proceed to Dire Dawa, overnight hotel.
Day10 Drive to Harar, visit the city, hyena performance, overnight hotel.
Day11 Drive to Sof Omar Caves, drive back to Dire Dawa, overnight hotel.
Day12 Drive to Awash National Park, visit the Palm Hot Springs, proceed to Nazreth, overnight hotel.
Day13 Drive back to Addis Ababa for departure.

BY CAR

Code LTT 108 HISTORIC ROUTE AND TIGRAY ROCK-HEWN CHURCHES (14DAYS)

Day01 Arrival in Addis Ababa, city tour, overnight Ghion hotel.
Day02 Drive to Dejen along the way visit Debre Libanos monastery, the Portuguese bridge and the Blue Nile River, arrival in Bahir Dar, overnight Tana hotel.
Day03 Bahir Dar boat trip on Lake Tana, visit the monasteries, city tour, overnight Tana hotel.
Day04 Drive to Gondar, city tour, overnight Goha hotel.
Day05 Drive to Axum along the panoramic road through the Simien massif, overnight Yeha hotel.
Day06 Full day visit in Axum, overnight Yeha hotel.
Day07 Drive to Adigrat along the way visit of Yeha, overnight Shewit hotel.
Day08 Drive to Mekele visit the Geralta cluster churches (Abraha Atsbeha, Debre Tsion Abraham, Dugum selassie) overnight Hilltop hotel.
Day09 Mekele, visit the Chirkos church in the Wukro cluster and several other churches in the Atsbi cluster (Michael Barka, Michael Imba, Debre Selam) overnight Hilltop hotel.
Day10 Drive to Lalibela along the way visit Genete Mariam church, overnight Roha hotel.
Day11 Full day visit in Lalibela, the 11 monolithic churches in the city, overnight Roha hotel.
Day12 Drive to Kombolcha, overnight Tekle hotel.
Day13 Drive back to Addis Ababa, traditional dinner in local restaurant, overnight Ghion hotel.
Day14 Departure.

BY AIR AND CAR

Code LTT 109 MONASTERIES, CHURCHES, CASTLES IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA (15DAYS)

Day01 Arrival in Addis Ababa, visit Trinity Cathedral, Saint George and Entoto Mariam, overnight Ghion hotel.
Day02 Drive to Bahir Dar, via Debre Libanos monastery, overnight Tana Hotel.
Day03 Trip to Gorgora by boat and on the way visit the monasteries Ura Kidane Meheret, Beta Mariam, Beta Giorgis, Azowa Mariam, Nerga Selassie, overnight Gorgora hotel.
Day04 Gorgora, visit Debre Sina monastery, by car trip to Gondar visit Debre Bhiran Selassie church, Qusquam church and the castles, overnight Goha hotel.
Day05 Trip to Lalibela, by car visit Nakutoleab monastery, overnight Roha hotel.
Day06 Lalibela visit the eleven rock-hewn churches, overnight Roha hotel.
Day07 Lalibela visit Yimrahane Christos and Asheten Mariam monasteries, overnight Roha hotel.
Day08 Trip to Mekele by car, overnight Yeha Hotel.
Day09 Mekele visit the Tigray rock-hewn churches of the Wukro and Atsbi Clusters, overnight Hilltop hotel.
Day10 Mekele, visit the Geralta Cluster, overnight Hilltop hotel.
Day11 Trip to Axum by car, on the way visit Debre Damo monastery and Yeha Temple of the Moon, overnight Yeha hotel.
Day12 Axum visit the Saint Mary of Zion church and the monoliths, overnight Yeha Hotel.
Day13 Axum - Addis Ababa by plane, traditional dinner with Ethiopian music, overnight Ghion Hotel.
Day14 Departure.